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Effect of nuclear structure on Type Ia supernova nucleosynthesis

D. J. Dean

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0012027

Abstract

The relationship among nuclear structure, the weak processes in nuclei, and astrophysics becomes quite apparent in supernova explosion and nucleosynthesis studies. In this brief article, I report on progress made in the last few years on calculating electron capture and beta-decay rates in iron-group nuclei. I also report on applications of these rates to Type-Ia nucleosynthesis studies.

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